[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 32060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11305]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On May 19, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Ohio in United States v. Chemical Waste Management, et al.,
Civil Action No. 3:22-cv-132 (S.D. Ohio).
The United States filed this lawsuit under Section 106, 107, and
113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, to recover its past
response costs, declaratory judgment, and injunctive relief at the
Tremont Barrel Fill Superfund Site in German Township, Ohio (``Site'').
The Consent Decree requires Defendants to clean up contamination at the
Site, at an estimated cost of $27.7 million. The Consent Decree also
requires Defendants to reimburse the United States' past response costs
at the Site and compensate the United States for any future oversight
costs.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Fifth Modification to the Consent Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Chemical Waste
Management, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-10605/1. All comments must be
submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of
this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By email............................ [email protected].
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the proposed Fifth Modification
to the Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice
Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
We will provide a paper copy of the proposed Consent Decree upon
written request and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your
request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $7.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Patricia Mckenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-11305 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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